The Nokia 8110 4G is a Nokia-branded mobile phone developed by HMD Global. It was announced on 25 February 2018 at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 in Barcelona, Spain, as a revival of the original Nokia 8110, which was popularly known as the "Matrix phone"[3] or "banana phone".[4] The phone is Dual SIM capable even though it is limited to 2G in one slot, while running both SIM cards. It runs on an operating system based on KaiOS.

Nokia 8110 4G
The Nokia 8110 4G in yellow
BrandNokia
DeveloperHMD Global
ManufacturerFoxconn
TypeFeature phone
SloganFor the originals[1]
First released25 February 2018; 6 years ago (2018-02-25)
PredecessorNokia 8110
RelatedNokia 3310 (2017)
Compatible networksGSM, WCDMA, FDD-LTE (and TDD-LTE for SKU2 variant)
Form factorSlider
Dimensions133.45 mm (5.254 in) H
49.3 mm (1.94 in) W
14.5 mm (0.57 in) D
Weight117 g (4.1 oz)
Operating systemSmart Feature OS (KaiOS based)[2]
System-on-chipQualcomm MSM8905 Snapdragon 205 (28 nm)
CPUDual-core (2x1.1 GHz Cortex-A7)
GPUAdreno 304
Memory512 MB LPDDR3 RAM
StorageGB
Removable storagemicroSD, up to 32 GB
Battery1500 mAh Li-ion (removable)
stand-by time:
25 days (4G Single SIM)
17.7 days (4G Dual SIM)
Rear cameraMP, LED flash
Display2.45 in (62 mm) TFT LCD, 240 x 320 resolution
SoundAAC, AMR, MP3, MIDI, Vorbis format supported
ConnectivityWi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS/AGPS, FM Radio, microUSB 2.0, 3.5mm headphone jack
Data inputsAlphanumeric keypad
OtherDrip protection (IP52), Wi-Fi hotspot, preloaded KaiOS store and Snake game
Websitehttps://www.hmd.com/en_int/nokia-8110-4g

Firmware history

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Firmware version 11 added Google services like Google Search, YouTube, Google Maps and Google Assistant. This was arranged through the company's partnership with Google.

Since firmware version 13, a Twitter app is also installed by default.[5]

In firmware version 15, the WhatsApp and Facebook apps were made available via Store.[6]

Firmware releases

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Version Announced
10.00.17.02 Initial version
11.00.17.03 June 2018
12.00.17.06/10 4 July 2018
13.00.17.01 18 October 2018
14.00.17.04 27 November 2018
15.00.17.03 April 2019
16.00.17.00 26 April 2019
17.00.17.01[7] 19 November 2019

Connectivity

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The phone works on many systems in Europe. It has not worked on AT&T since February 2021, when the company switched to 3G only.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Nokia 8110 4G mobile". HMD Global. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  2. ^ Vermeulen, Jan (25 February 2018). "The Nokia 8110 is back". MyBroadband. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  3. ^ Lunden, Ingrid (25 February 2018). "Nokia 8110's slider 'Matrix' feature phone returns with 4G and a €79 price tag". TechCrunch. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  4. ^ Tung, Liam (26 February 2018). "Nokia 8110 'Matrix' slider phone is back: This time it's reloaded with 4G". ZDNet. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  5. ^ Mishra, Nayan (29 November 2018). "Nokia 8110 4G receives a new software update. Changelog (compiled by users)". Nokiapoweruser. Retrieved 12 May 2024. Nokia 8110 4G (13.00.17.01) Twitter app is installed.
  6. ^ Bakre, Sagar (25 April 2019). "Nokia 8110 4G V15 update brings WhatsApp and Facebook support globally". GSMArena.com. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Nokia 8110 4G receives a new update". Nokiamob.net. 29 December 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020. Nokia 8110 4G, running KaiOS, received […] firmware version 17.00.17.01, with KaiOS 2.5.1.
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